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During 2008, we’ve tried to bring you the best how-tos for achieving more with social media tools: everything from Google products to blogging to online video to productivity and beyond. Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, Friendfeed, and Delicious all got the How-To treatment.
Today, as the year draws to a close, we bring you a hand-picked selection of Mashable’s social media How-To articles in 2008; some holiday reading, perhaps, or something to refer back to once you restart the daily grind in 2009. Enjoy!
Google How-Tos
How to Sync Google Services With Your Mobile Device
HOW TO: Use Google Reader Like A Rockstar
HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Google Maps
How to Preview New Google Chrome Features
How to Install Google Chrome Greasemonkey Scripts (Windows Only)
HOW TO: Optimize a Pre-Existing Google AdWords Account
Facebook How-Tos
HOW TO: Add Facebook Connect to Your Blog in 8 Minutes
HOW TO: Search for Facebook Images Based on Shape, Color, Keywords
Twitter How-Tos
HOW TO: Build Community on Twitter
HOW TO: Win Friends and Twinfluence People
How to Improve Your Twinfluence and Twitter Grade
HOW TO: Quiet the Twitter Noise
HOW TO: Go Back in Time, Twitter-style
HOW TO: Turn Your Photos, Videos and Tweets into Stories
HOW TO: Use Twitter for Social Bookmarking
HOW TO: Track Expenses Using Twitter
HOW TO: Auto-Follow People on Twitter
Blogging How-Tos
HOW TO: Convert Your Blog Into a Podcast on iTunes for Free
HOW TO: Use Your Blog’s Domain as a Lifestream
HOW TO: Market to Bloggers According to Timothy Ferriss
Online Video How-Tos
How to Live Stream Your Life: 20+ Tools and Resources
HOW TO: Create Online Video That Works
How to Master Screencasts in Seven Steps
HOW TO: Add Live Video to Your Applications (Stickam API)
HOW TO: Convert Videos for Your iPhone (or Any Mobile Device)
How to Get Incompatible Videos to Your Apple TV Without Lifting a Finger
Social Networking How-Tos
HOW TO: Save Time With Website Registration and Profiles
How to Connect Your Email Address to Your OpenID Account
HOW TO: Get the Most Out of StumbleUpon
HOW TO: Get the Most Out of FriendFeed
HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Technorati
How to Get the Most Out of LinkedIn
Business How-Tos
How to Track 500 Business Blogs in 10 Minutes a Day
How to Manage Your Social Profiles and Create Virtual Business Cards
How to Build Your Online Brand
How to Execute (Against) Your Resume
HOW TO: Market a Web Company in a Down Economy [Video]
HOW TO: Send Top Secret, Highly Classified Email Over the Web
Productivity How-Tos
HOW TO: Use Web-Based Office Tools Offline
How to Despam Your iPhone Email
25 Resources for Learning How to Customize Your Browser
10 Essential Sites for Tips and How-To’s
Social Media How-Tos
How to Turn Your Business Trip into a Social Media Experience
How to Know if You Should Fire Your Social Media Consultant
How to Measure Social Media ROI for Business
HOW TO: Grow a Startup 300% in 3 Days? SocialMedian Tells All
How to Develop a Social Media Plan for Your Business in 5 Steps
Best of the Rest
How to Chase Hurricane Fay Online
How to Find a Babysitter Online
HOW TO: Patch Your Applications
HOW TO: Instantly iPhone-ize Your Website
HOW TO: Make a Widget From Any New York Times Feed
HOW TO: Find Your Way Around Any New City
Bonus: More of Social Media in 2008
It’s been a busy year, and Mashable has been recollecting the top social media companies and events of 2008 throughout the month of December. We hope our coverage has helped you to make sense of the hectic pace of social media innovation; here’s our take on the key themes and happenings…
24 Most Underrated Websites of 2008
2008 on the Web: The 20 Key Events
8 Most Notable Redesigns of 2008
7 Promising Sites That Died in 2008
2008 in Review: Mashable’s 20 Most Popular Stories
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ok now this is a great post!
Great How-To articles summary! I am impressed!
Wow
Holy Moly…there’s a ton of great posts listed…including a few from me. :) Looking forward to writing even more in the new year!
WOW! that’s a lot of How to. I can literally spend some time learning here. You guys always give good and FREE information.
Another winner! You guys rock!
LOVE this! Thanks for putting this together.
Wow! What a cool list! I recommend everyone to bookmark this. You may need it in he future.
Thats a great list to end the year. This one goes straight to del.icio.us
wow, big mac list. thanks dude that very very useful 4 me especially
This is what the internet is for … to share quality energy … vastly.
You should be beatified … won’t hurt a bit. Anyone connected? 6 degrees of separation, etc.
Great great list! Thank you!
Fabietto
Love it, i’ll use it. Thank you for putting this list together
What an INSANE amount of How To on Social Media. Where do I hook up the USB to my head? Sorry, no time to comment. Thank you @mashable. You are underpaid.
PS I did tweet twice about it and then thanked 2 for RT’ing this. Wish I could do more. @RoseannHiggins
Maybe your notes above tell me how to use a FriendFeed remote key and a Ping.fm application key? I’m on both, but only use ping.fm a little.
Wow! This post is amazing. I love the summary of posts with all sorts of useful information. Thank you!
A virtual treasure trove of how-to’s on the social media. Very helpful for non-techy persons like me.
WOW!
why isn’t here the MYSPACE How-tos ?
even if facebook is bigger
it still the second biggest social network
This list is insane! I could spend hours cruising through plucking out great ideas and implementing new techniques on my blogs.
just a great resource of 2008 to step into 2009 with…thanks for this !
Exactly what I’ve been looking for!!! Great post on How-To’s….this info will help me and my business get off to a wonderful start in 2009. I hope to learn how to better utilize social media for networking, communication, organization and advertising.
Thanks again,
BTW – great piece on CurrentTV!
Hi All,
That is one BIG blog post! Really comprehensive and in-depth. Thanks for the awesome How To’s.
Wishing everyone at Mashable a belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. :-)
Best Wishes,
Shinil.
@shinils on Twitter – http://twitter.com/shinils
Many Social Media Site
Great stuff here – now if I could only figure out how to get my faucet to stop
leaking.
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!! Now I know exactly how I will be spending the rest of my holidays :)
Thanks again for sharing!
…and then there are (very good) reasons why some folks delete their “social network” accounts.
Wow – I am bookmarking this excellent resource! I will come back to this again and again!
Amazing information on How to…I dont think any one has any excuse after reading this
Great series, looking forward to the new round of advice in 09.
thanks for the compilation, now i know what i missed when i was not reading your blog,
Nice article. Tweeted, Stumbled, and Dugg it.
This is great! The only thing I would add is How To Self-Publish using document database sites like http://www.docstoc.com: http://www.docstoc.com/about/
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Great post. Wondering if Twitter is going to grow this year…
Wow! You really put the icing on the cake with this post! Great resource I’ll be sure to add a link from my blog!
WOW.. what a great comprehensive list…
I didn’t know I didn’t know how to do so many things! Great Post!
Amazing list. My browser tabs have overflowed :-)
Sahil
Founder, DeskAway.com
A lot of stuff I have absolutely no use for.
Great post
A brilliant collection of how-to tips. Thanks.
Great collection of ideas and tips here – many thanks.
Nice article/post. Great collection of tips. Thanks so much!
Great great list! Thanks a lot!
Wonderful list. Happy I chanced upon it. A couple of hours are going to be spent on those how-tos for sure!
Cathy Blanche
HyperOffice.com
I’m committing to learning/using one new tool a day from this map thru the Google+ maze
Great list, still useful in april 2012.